‘Beyond the Broken Bridge’ is a film project exploring a young member of the Vietnamese diaspora’s journey to define personal identity, heal emotional wounds, and reconnect with their roots. To offer readers a deeper insight into the cultural intersections at the heart of this production, Thoi Nay (Today) — a publication of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper — spoke with German director and screenwriter Kristina Schippling, the film’s co-director.

Record-breaking box office milestones continue to be shattered, the list of films joining the “100-billion-VND club” grows ever longer, new releases are appearing with increasing frequency, and audiences are enthusiastically buying tickets to support domestic cinema. These positive signals are reshaping the outlook of many investors considering branching into Viet Nam’s film industry.

"Mua Do" (Red Rain), directed by Meritorious Artist Dang Thai Huyen and produced by the People’s Army Cinema, won the Golden Kite Award for feature film at the 2025 Golden Kite Awards ceremony held on January 15 in Ha Noi.

The Viet Nam Film Institute officially opened a film screening programme in Ha Noi, on January 14, to celebrate the 14th National Party Congress.

“Red Rain,” the most successful film of this occasion, officially surpassed the 400-billion-VND revenue mark on the morning of National Day (September 2), becoming the first historical and revolutionary war film to achieve this revenue level.